"Metadata" is one of those techy buzzwords you'll frequently hear in the discourse surrounding internet privacy, storage, and social media. There's an array of applications of metadata — a few of ...

This month, we will begin a two-part series on metadata and MXF. First, we will look at the importance of metadata to the professional media facility. Then, we will look at some of the specifics of ...

When we talk and write about IT issues, we use certain words to mean many different things: “Platform,” “architecture,” and “integration” are among the worst offenders. But the most overloaded term in ...

Companies spend millions of dollars to get an edge from the data they own. However, all too often their efforts are out of balance. Data is hoarded without a clear purpose, and not nearly enough time ...

Mountains of data are being collected on you, and much of it is beyond your grasp. kris krüg/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND With the Senate passing the Federal Government’s data retention bill last week, there ...

When you connect to a website or open an app, you're not just sending the information you intentionally share. Every interaction also generates metadata—details like your IP address, approximate ...